Russell Peters News

AEG Presents announced this morning the full 2018 lineup for its 60th Summer Concert Series at The Mountain Winery. This year's shows will run from May 27 through September 30 and include legendary performers and top-notch talent across many genres in music and comedy. Returning icons gracing The Mountain Winery's legendary summer stage include Willie Nelson with Alison Krauss, Tony Bennett, Pretenders, Alanis Morissette, The Original Wailers, Los Lobos, Norah Jones, Lyle Lovett and The Roots. New performers include Roger Daltrey, O.A.R., The Rascals and the comedy duo #IMOMSOHARD.

Following the announcement of kicking off Opening Night with the world premiere of Steven Tyler's documentary OUT ON A LIMB, the Nashville Film Festival continues its lineup for the ten-day festival (May 10-19, 2018) with the announcement of 48 additional feature films in Narrative, Documentary, New Directors and Graveyard Shift competitions. Capturing the essence of today's most relevant social issues, historical stories and more, these 48 films hail from China, South Africa, Netherlands, Denmark, India, France and more, as well as 31 from the U.S. A jury of industry professionals will select the winning films that will take home up to $20,000 in cash and prizes.

The best time of year to premiere a new romantic comedy movie? Valentine's Week, of course. Ed Helms (Daily Show, The Office, The Hangover) and Amanda Seyfried (Mamma Mia!, Mean Girls, Les Miserables) star in The Clapper which opens this Friday (2/16) at The Park Theatre's River Street Theatre (RST) in Jaffrey.

Global comedy superstar Russell Peters is returning to the UK in 2018 as part of his brand new Deported World Tour. Russell will be performing a limited three-night arena tour in Birmingham, London and Leeds this April, bringing his own brand of humour to the UK once again.

#NASTYWOMEN is an evening of political comedy led by 4 ferocious female voices. Hosted by Betches - The 'Sup's Alise Morales (formerly of the 14th Street Y's After School program). In the lead up to the first anniversary of the women's march, this night aims to amp up the audience with laughter, games and giveaways.

Presented by The Educational Alliance and The 14th Street Y In Partnership with The BETCHES 'Sup #NASTY WOMEN - A Night of Female Resistance Comedy. Today, January 18 at 7:30pm - An evening of political comedy led by 4 ferocious female voices:

Presented by The Educational Alliance and The 14th Street Y In Partnership with The BETCHES 'Sup #NASTY WOMEN - A Night of Female Resistance Comedy. Thursday, January 18 at 7:30pm - An evening of political comedy led by 4 ferocious female voices:

A comedy staple for Canadians looking for homegrown laughs, AIR FARCE is one of the most popular and enduring comedy troupes in the country skewering the biggest news stories, events, people, and pop culture phenomena of the year.This year, the Farce's long-standing New Year's Eve tradition celebrates 25 years on television. AIR FARCE NEW YEAR'S EVE premieres Sunday, December 31 at 8 p.m. (8:30 NT) on CBC with an encore broadcast later the same night at 12:05 a.m. (12:35 NT).

Following today's announcement by Netflix, THE INDIAN DETECTIVE, a four-part comedy-drama series starring international comedy sensation Russell Peters, award-winning actor Anupam Kher (The Big Sick, Silver Linings Playbook), the iconic William Shatner (Star Trek), Christina Cole (Suits, Casino Royale), Hamza Haq (mother!, Bon Cop, Bad Cop 2), Akshay Kumar (Star Wars Ep VIII, The Halcyon), Meren Reddy(Madiba, Homeland) and Mishqah Parthiephal (Keeping Up with the Kandasamys, Snake Park), will premiere on December 19, 2017 on Netflix worldwide, following an initial run on CTV Canada in November.

Following today's announcement by Netflix, THE INDIAN DETECTIVE, a four-part comedy-drama series starring international comedy sensation Russell Peters, award-winning actor Anupam Kher (The Big Sick, Silver Linings Playbook), the iconic William Shatner (Star Trek), Christina Cole (Suits, Casino Royale), Hamza Haq (mother!, Bon Cop, Bad Cop 2), Akshay Kumar (Star Wars Ep VIII, The Halcyon), Meren Reddy(Madiba, Homeland) and Mishqah Parthiephal (Keeping Up with the Kandasamys, Snake Park), will premiere on December 19, 2017 on Netflix worldwide, following an initial run on CTV Canada in November.

Turner's truTV today announced the premiere date for its highly-anticipated comedic documentary THE PROBLEM WITH APU as Sunday, November 19 at 10PM ET/PT.

Turner's truTV today announced the premiere date for its highly-anticipated comedic documentary THE PROBLEM WITH APU as Sunday, November 19 at 10PM ET/PT.

Global comedy phenomenon Russell Peters kicks off his DEPORTED WORLD TOUR in Australia on Monday February 5th, 2018 in Perth at The Riverside Theatre before heading to the eastern states.

Turner's truTV today announced the premiere date for its highly-anticipated comedic documentary as Sunday, November 19 at 10PM ET/PT.

Hari Kondabolu will premiere his comedic documentary The Problem with Apu Sunday, November 19 on truTV.

The Toronto International Film Festival is proud to introduce its participants for this year's TIFF Rising Stars programme: Daniel Doheny, Mary Galloway, Theodore Pellerin and Ellen Wong.

The Toronto International Film Festival® is proud to introduce its participants for this year's TIFF Rising Stars programme: Daniel Doheny, Mary Galloway, Theodore Pellerin and Ellen Wong.

Canada's filmmaking future is in good hands! The Toronto International Film Festival® unveiled today the 26 titles that make up the Festival's Canadian feature slate.

Carolines on Broadway, New York City's premier comedy venue, presents its talented line-up for the month of August, highlighted by headliners Artie Lange, from HBO's Crashing, August 3 - 5; social media sensation Kountry Wayne, August 10 - 12; Tracy Morgan, from NBC's 30 Rock and Saturday Night Live, August 17 - 20; and international comedy sensation Russell Peters, August 23 - 26.

The Just For Laughs Festival, presented by Videotron in association with Loto-Quebec, successfully upped the ante on hilarity with more artists and TV tapings than ever before, popping the cork over an astounding 42 sold-out shows. With a flood of television tapings, social media coverage, and international press, JFL experienced more worldwide exposure than ever before! JFL's name is synonymous with comedy. You can't turn your head without catching stand-up captured at the festival; major players include Netflix, HBO, The Comedy Network, CBC, Showtime, The CW, CNN, Hulu, CBS, Comedy Central, LOL, TruTV and countless other media outlets from across the globe.